{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Beyond the Headlines","title":"Blue wave in deep red Texas","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":1140,"description":"Texas politics could be heading into a new era following sweeping Democratic election victories across the state. But what happens when the campaign is over and it's time to govern?\nOn this episode of Beyond the Headlines, Jonathan McCall talks with Steve Galatas, a political science professor at Stephen F. Austin State University, about the election's political implications and what Texans could expect when lawmakers return to Austin in January.\nThe conversation examines the changing political landscape, the voters who helped drive Democratic gains and what the results could mean for the future of the Republican Party and the MAGA movement.\nGalatas breaks down the major issues expected to shape the upcoming legislative session, including public education, school vouchers, property taxes, data center development, business incentives and state spending.\nHe also explains the challenges facing incoming Gov. Gina Hinojosa as she prepares to work with a potentially Democratic-controlled Texas House and a Republican-controlled Senate.\nWill lawmakers return to a more bipartisan approach to governing? And how much of Hinojosa's campaign agenda can become reality?\nIt's a closer look at the election results, the balance of power in Austin and the policy decisions that could affect Texans in the years ahead.","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/fJpoosnDecwGx2xv7wBvqnqUIKaEhVlxz5V63Ggxwvg/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9iMjkw/NTFlM2FmNWZhM2E1/NThhYTZkYmZiZjQ3/NThjMi5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}